In recent years a new kind of film has emerged: The Disposable Film. It has been made possible by new media (webcams, point and shoot digital cameras, cell phones, screen capture software, and one time use digital video cameras) and the rise of online distribution (YouTube, Google, MySpace, etc.). These films are often made quickly, casually, and sometimes even unintentionally.
Everyone has become a Disposable Filmmaker: directors of Saturday night cell phone videos, actors under the eyes of security cameras, and narrators before their webcams. Let's face it - we live in an age of disposable film. Now it's time to do something creative with it.
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"The Disposable Film Festival responds to the fast and easy media that dominate our social lives; camera-phone party snaps clog Facebook profiles and viral videos burn out on YouTube before they fully flare up. If Marshall McCluhan’s famous maxim "the medium is the message" still holds, then this media landscape must hold a pixelated mirror to a vapid, impatient culture...The resulting work offers commentary that’s anything but superficial on the ephemeral nature of art in the age of YouTube." ///Flavorpill.
"At this point, it seems that every electronic device has a camera attached to it and that that camera can make movies as well as pictures... But will anyone make anything worth watching?...The two founders of the first Disposable Film Fest, Bay Area filmmakers Eric Slatkin and Carlton Evans, say yes." ///SF Chronicle
"Saturday night’s Disposable Film Fest ’08 is a direct response to our viral video-loving culture, and, according to festival organizers Eric Slatkin and Carlton Evans, seeks to demonstrate how these new technologies can be used for artistic purposes..." ///Genart
* Disposable media must be central and integral to the film
* Use of multiple devices is encouraged but by no means necessary
* Submissions must be under 10 minutes
* Submissions must be accompanied by a non-refundable submission fee of $.99
* If selected, the filmmaker must provide an uncompressed version of the film via our ftp. Why?
* Filmmakers are responsible for their usage of restricted or copyrighted material. (DFF is not liable for any copyright material unlawfully used)
SELECTION CRITERIA
Selections will be equally judged on the inventive and experimental use of the media as well as the content of the film.
PRIZES
Prize package for '09 includes:
* Nokia N95 8gb video camera phone
* Gift cards courtesy of CHOW.com
* Free membership and free driving from Zipcar
* Web hosting packages courtesy of Retrix
* Great games from Smartsco
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I hope you can come check out some of our shows that are coming soon!
Upcoming Austin Shows:
DAMIAN LAZARUS @ Light Bar Thursday, June 11th TITTSWORTH @ Barcelona Saturday, June 13th 12TH PLANET @ Barcelona Saturday, June 20th GARETH EMERY @ Light Bar Saturday, June 20th DJ MARK FARINA @ PANGAEA Thursday, June 26th THE SWERVE Djs @ Barcelona Saturday, June 27th AUDIO FLY @ Light Bar Thursday, July 9th MAJOR LAZOR @ STUBB'S Friday, July 10th
Hey! How's it going? It's getting hot outside and it's time for indie films.
This month I'm promoting this Indie Film - "Gentleman's Choice - The Chris Adams Story" - a hard hitting documentary on the tragic death of a sports entertainer.
Watch it online ($5) or buy the DVD at http://gentleman.eyesoda.comGentleman's Choice: The Chris Adams Story Trailer
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